The ITA is a not-for-profit Foundation delivering comprehensive & independent anti-doping programs to International Federations & Major Event Organisers.
A total of 6’200 collected samples from over 5’000 doping controls, more than 1/3 of the athlete population tested at least once – these are the final figures of ITA’s anti-doping program for
@Tokyo2020
Read the full summary here:
#KeepingSportReal
#Beijing2022
- The ITA reports that a sample collected from figure skater Laura Barquero Jimenez (Spain) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) for the non-specified prohibited substance Clostebol metabolite.
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The ITA reports that a sample collected from Ujah Chijindu, sprinter from Great Britain, has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Ostarine and SARMS S-23.
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#KeepingSportReal
ITA's
#antidoping
program for
@Tokyo2020
will continue until the last athletes leave the
#Olympic
Village. Shortly before the end of the Games, we have so far collected over 5'850 samples.
Find more information on our clean sport efforts for Tokyo here:
The roll-out of ITA's Games-time
#antidoping
program for
@Tokyo2020
is on course - we have so far collected over 3'100 samples through our targeted test strategy.
Find more info on our mid-Games update below ⬇️
#KeepingSportReal
The ITA has launched its own doping reporting platform called ‘Reveal’ in order to offer additional opportunities to report doping offences.
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#KeepingSportReal
💎
.
@fina1908
has renewed and extended its partnership with the ITA until the end of 2023, further strengthening and enhancing the independence of its anti-doping program by delegating additional clean sport activities to the ITA. 🏊♀️🤽♀️
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#KeepingSportReal
Due to popular demand we are opening our webinar series up to the broader sports community. The second session focuses on the doping control process, explained by experienced DCOs & with the athlete perspective from two-time Olympian
@marcmundell
.
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Excelling at archery requires hard work and practice - shortcuts to performance are not acceptable. That is why
@worldarchery
has partnered with the ITA. We've been
#KeepingArcheryReal
🏹 since 2019, making sure only clean shots hit the target.
#KeepingSportReal
The ITA reports that a sample collected from Yuliya Yelistratova, a triathlete from Ukraine, has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for recombinant Erythropoietin (EPO).
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#KeepingSportReal
Athletes are solely responsible for what they use or ingest - but understanding which
#medications
💊 &
#supplements
are safe to take can be challenging. Our 4th webinar aims at providing support on this complex topic.
Sign up here ➡️
As
@Tokyo2020
draws closer, the ITA pre-Games program is entering its final phase. The current status shows that the implementation of the recommendations to ensure consistent and robust testing on athletes participating in the Games is advancing.
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You asked and we listened! Many of you expressed interest in anti-doping innovation. So join us and our expert guests to learn more about what anti-doping innovation is, and how it contributes to clean sport.
📝Register here:
#KeepingSportReal
ATHLETES: The ITA is collecting blood samples using the less invasive Dried Blood Spot method during the
#WinterOlympics
- but how does it work?
Here's a step-by-step guide to familiarise yourself with DBS sample collection: ☝️🩸🧪
#Beijing2022
#antidoping
The ITA, on behalf of IRONMAN, reports that U.S. athlete Collin Chartier has committed an anti-doping rule violation for the presence of erythropoietin (EPO) in a sample collected out-of-competition by IRONMAN on 10 February 2023.
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The
@UCI_cycling
Management Committee has unanimously decided today to join forces with the ITA by delegating to it the management of UCI’s
#antidoping
program as of January 2021
#KeepingCyclingReal
The ITA concludes in collaboration with IFs and N/RADOs most extensive anti-doping program ever implemented ahead of an edition of Olympic Games for
@Tokyo2020
, reports high testing implementation rate of 80% on recommendations for qualified athletes.
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The ITA reports that a sample collected from Alsadik Mikhou, runner from Bahrain, has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for homologous blood transfusion.
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#KeepingSportReal
Présidente du conseil de l'ITA
@vfourneyron
: "Nous voulons aujourd'hui exprimer notre gratitude aux joueurs les plus forts sur le terrain actuellement - l'ensemble des personnels soignants, qui se battent chaque jour contre un adversaire invisible."
#PlayTrueDay
#FrancJeu
The International Testing Agency has signed eight new cooperation agreements with National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) in order to increase efficiency and build synergies in the global fight for clean sport.
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#KeepingSportReal
The ITA reports that former IWF President Tamas Ajan and former IWF Vice-President Nicu Vlad have been sanctioned with lifetime bans as a result of ITA‘s investigations and prosecution.
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#KeepingSportReal
The
#antidoping
landscape is complex. Our first public webinar on the 5th of May aims at providing an overall picture of the current system and introducing key stakeholders and their roles.
Please register in advance ➡️
#KeepingSportReal
Registrations are now open for our 3rd webinar on values, rights & responsibilities. Next to
@KadyACNOA
(Chair of
@wada_ama
's education committee), two sanctioned athletes
@sharad_kumar01
& Søren Johansson will share their experiences ➡️
#KeepingSportReal
The ITA has been entrusted by
@iocmedia
, with support of
@wada_ama
, to manage a global long-term storage & re-analysis program allowing for samples collected before and during
@Tokyo2020
& beyond to be stored in a dedicated facility.
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#KeepingSportReal
The ITA publishes report on rule violations following a series of allegations of misconduct by the IWF, asserts ADRVs against former IWF Pres. Tamas Ajan, IWF Vice-Pres. Nicolae Vlad, and Hassan Akkus, Pres. of the European Weightlifting Confederation.
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We are ready for the next round of ITA monthly webinars.
Registration: ✔️
The first
#webinar
of 2022 is a panel discussion about the importance of a
#cleansport
community and how we can contribute to a doping-free environment.
#KeepingSportReal
#Beijing2022
: The ITA has collected more than 3'000 samples during the Winter Games and tested at least 56% of participating athletes. More detailed information on our comprehensive anti-doping program will follow soon.
ITA’s Head of Regulatory Compliance Gianluca Siracusano joining the session on privacy in anti-doping at the
#WADASymposium
, discussing the fine balance between athlete protection and public information through a case study.
#KeepingSportReal
We are committed to
#KeepingSwimmingClean
and support our partner
@fina1908
with their
#antidoping
program to make sure that only clean strokes hit the water - since 2018 🏊
See how the ITA supported FINA's Tokyo 2020 pre-Games testing program:
Our next webinar will address the topic of Therapeutic Use Exemptions, short TUEs.
Registration:
Joining this session are our experts Dr Margo Mountjoy, TUE Chair Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Pedro Gonçalves, ITA Science & Medical.
#KeepingSportReal
Next ITA webinar is coming up!
We invite all athletes and their support personnel to join the first of two webinars designed to support informed decision-making around supplement use.
Registrations are open now:
#KeepingSportReal
Looking forward to thrilling competitions at the
#JudoWorlds
this weekend. Two years ago,
@Judo
embraced a new, independent model to fight for
#cleansport
and delegated its entire
#antidoping
program to the ITA to protect clean judoka all around the world.
#KeepingSportReal
Sport has the power to unite people from all over the world regardless of their language, religion or gender. Today we all stand together for a peaceful world that shares the very own values of sport - respect, fair play and integrity.
#PlayTrueforPeace
#KeepingSportReal
We stand firmly with the triathlon community in the fight against doping & reiterate the importance of collaboration between athletes & anti-doping organisations - all knowledge or suspicions of doping can be shared anonymously via REVEAL with the ITA.
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Intelligence processes and investigations have uncovered some of the most significant doping cases in history. We are pleased to announce that Günter Younger,
@wada_ama
Director of I&I, will join Wednesday's ITA webinar.
📝Register:
#KeepingSportReal
Over 650 people from all regions of the 🌏 attended our first public webinar on the anti-doping landscape, thank you for joining us! Our guests
@MichaelAsk_ADD
&
@ch_girard
contributed greatly to the interesting discussion 🙏
Find the recording here ➡️
2 years ago, the ITA came to life and hit the ground running. Today, with a team of 47 that manages
#antidoping
programs for over 45 International Federations & Major events incl. the
@Olympics
, we are working tirelessly to keep sport real and clean!
#KeepingSportReal
#birthday
#Beijing2022
: The ITA reports that an out-of-competition sample collected from Iranian alpine skier Hossein Saveh Shemshaki has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for DHCMT metabolite.
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#KeepingSportReal
ITA Chair
@vfourneyron
today at
@UNESCO
#COP7
"Only through cooperation between all actors can we improve the effectiveness of our daily efforts to reduce the gap between us & the cheaters who take advantage of our weaknesses to manipulate sports competitions."
#KeepingSportReal
UPDATE: the ITA reports that the B-sample analysis of GB athlete CJ Ujah confirms the initial A-sample result and that it has referred the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping Division (CAS ADD).
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#KeepingSportReal
Congratulations to the ITA Chair
@vfourneyron
on having been selected as one of the top 10 influential french-speaking people in sports by
@FrancsJeux
. We thank her for her dedicated, heartfelt and wise leadership.
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#KeepingSportReal
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The 2019 SportAccord Convention kicked off today on the Gold Coast and ITA was present on a LawAccord Panel to discuss “Keeping the Playing Field Level”.
A lot more to come this week !
#SA2019
#KeepingSportReal
📷:
@sportaccord
The
#ITA
is delighted to announce
@gymnastics
as its latest International Federation partner - supporting FIG’s global anti-doping programme to protect their athletes and
#KeepGymnasticsReal
On
#WorldSquashDay
we celebrate this beautiful sport with our partner
@WorldSquash
Since 2021, the ITA has been running an extensive anti-doping program for the World Squash Federation to protect its athletes.
To learn how we support squash
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#Squash
NEW WEBINAR coming up!
As we approach the end of the year, it is important that athletes and athlete support personnel understand what is new in anti-doping in 2023.
📝 SIGN UP HERE and join us live on 23 November from 14:00-15:00 CET:
#KeepingSportReal
Today, together with
@usantidoping
we started a first-of-its-kind collaboration. Two expert groups of the organisations' medical and intelligence departments exchanged on best practices with the goal of strengthening the global expertise in these fields.
#KeepingSportReal
Tokyo 2020: The ITA reports that a sample collected from El Hassan El Abbassi, runner from Bahrain, has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for homologous blood transfusion.
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#KeepingSportReal
Day 2 of the Annual
@wada_ama
Symposium is coming to an end. We took full advantage of the opportunity to exchange with WADA experts, with our partners and fellow anti-doping experts.
Thank you WADA for organising this excellent clean sport forum.
#KeepingSportReal
The
#ITA
has today signed a partnership with
@WorldTaekwondo1
to implement the federation’s global anti-doping programme from 1 January 2019 through to the end of 2020. Read more here:
#KeepingTaekwondoReal
There has been significant progress made by the
#ITA
over 8 months to strengthen the entire
#sport
movement’s fight against
#doping
. We are working with WADA, the IOC, International Federations, major event organisers, National Anti-Doping Organisations to
#KeepSportReal
More than 50% of the ITA team is composed of women dedicated to the fight for clean sport. Happy Women’s Day to all the women of the world !
#KeepingGenderEquality
#KeepingSportReal
The ITA and
@wada_ama
provide an overview on how the two organisations have been collaborating to ensure all athletes likely to participate in Paris will be properly prepared in advance of the competition.
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#KeepingSportReal
We wish to express our gratitude & respect to the people of Japan for this unique edition of the Olympic Games and thank all the volunteers that worked alongside us to deliver the anti-doping program for
@Tokyo2020
- domo arigatou gozaimasu 🙏🇯🇵
#KeepingTheSpiritReal
With
@Beijing2022
fast approaching this one is a must for all
#athletes
, athlete support personnel and delegation staff. Our last webinar of the year focuses on the Beijing 2022
#antidoping
program.
Register here:
#KeepingSportReal
The ITA reports that the
@IWF
Hearing Panel has issued decisions to sanction Russian weightlifters Andrei Demanov, Arsen Boraganov and Aleksey Emelyaneko with ADRVs for the presence and/or use of prohibited substances.
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#KeepingSportReal
The ITA 2022 webinar series will bring fresh content to the sports community presented by high-performance athletes and
#antidoping
experts, supported by
@wetestyoutrust
.
💎 Easy access
💎 High-quality education
Read more:
#KeepingSportReal
The ITA has finalised the re-analysis of samples that had been collected from athletes during the London 2012 Games. This concludes the re-analysis project that was initiated by the IOC and handed to the ITA in 2018.
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#KeepingSportReal
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ITA Chair
@vfourneyron
addressed IOC Members during the
#IOCMumbai2023
Session, acknowledging the achievements made over the past 5 years and the challenges that remain in
#antidoping
, including need for further global commitment to independence.
#KeepingSportReal
together
Look and listen to the inspiring messages of our ITA colleagues as they express their motivation as players of the global
#OnePlayTrueTeam
.
Together with our partners, clean sport players, and first and foremost all athletes we stand up today for doping-free sport.
#PlayTrueDay
The International Testing Agency reports that it has issued the decision to sanction Moldovan doctor Dorin Balmus to a lifetime period of ineligibility due to Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for tampering and complicity.
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#KeepingSportReal
No matter if you pick epée, foil or sabre, a clean technique is the key to success in
#fencing
. Since 2019, we focus on defensive moves to protect
#cleansport
for all athletes of
@FIE_fencing
.
More information about the program 👉
#KeepingSportReal
🚨 Attention: Today, the 2022 Prohibited List by
@wada_ama
comes into effect.
The major changes:
🔹 Injection of glucocorticoids
🔹 Dosage of salbutamol
🔹 Non-approved substances
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And, of course, we wish you a happy New Year 🎉
#KeepingSportReal